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“Oil companies focus on profit, without measuring the consequences”
One of the country's leading experts on climate science, Paulo Artaxo, president of IPAM's Board of Directors, points to the progress made at COP30, but emphasizes the urgent need for a debate on fossil fuels.
Premiere of the Documentary “Manaus Extrema” on the Rio Negro Drought
Film by IPAM Amazônia will premiere in Manaus, on November 25, during the Proteja Talks event; the documentary highlights impacts of extreme weather events.
Amazon has more than 80,000 mining sites, says IPAM technical note
Illegal activity on indigenous lands in the Brazilian portion of the biome peaked during the Temer and Bolsonaro years; rivers in at least 139 territories are polluted.
CO2 emissions from fires in the Amazon grow by 60%
IPAM's calculation, based on the SEEG, shows that between June and August alone 31.5 million tons were emitted by fire, almost the equivalent of Norway's annual emissions.
NT recommends repairing climate damage caused by illegal deforestation
ABRAMPA and IPAM have gathered science-based information to support legal action in cases of illegal deforestation in Brazilian biomes.
Area burned grows 132% in Amazon forests in August
This type of vegetation accounted for 12% of the burned area in August 2019 and now accounts for 34%; the Fire Monitor is an initiative coordinated by IPAM in the MapBiomas network.
Drought and fires explain the rise in deforestation in Amazon FPNDs
IPAM researcher Rebecca Maranhão talks about the priority of allocating public forests to indigenous peoples and traditional communities and warns of the impacts of deforestation on the lives of Brazilians.